150 drivers ride into town for Little Hoosier 100
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Posted: 1:02 AM Aug 1, 2010
150 drivers ride into town for Little Hoosier 100
The racing features drivers ages 5-16 competing in quarter midget rides. Despite being in just its 2nd year, the event is already one of the top of its kind.
Reporter: Angelo Di Carlo
Email Address: angelo.dicarlo@wndu.com
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150 of the top youth drivers in the country are in Lakeville this weekend for the 2nd annual Little Hoosier 100 at Newton Park.

The event began Saturday morning and continues Sunday at 9am. It is free to the public.

The event features drivers ages 5-16 competing in quarter midget races. Despite being in just its 2nd year, The Little Hoosier 100 is already one of the top of its kind. That's in large part due to the Newton family, which owns Hoosier Racing Tire and is putting on the races.

"It's a great thing for the area and its all because of the Newtons," says Warsaw native Bubba Clem.

Clem is better known by his radio name--Bubba the Love Sponge, where he's a national shock jock on the Howard Stern channel on Sirius.

"I live in Tampa now but it's good to come home and have a place to have fun with my kids," Bubba says.

Bubba's son Tyler won the 2nd race of the day on Saturday in the Junior Honda Division. A part of Tony Stewart's developmental team, the 8-year-old Clem is learning the ropes of both racing and broadcasting already.

"It's really fun and my car was really fast," Tyler explained.

He then spent the next 20 seconds thanking all his sponsors. He didn't miss a single one. Pretty good for an 8-year-old.



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